A hidden gem among tearjerker songs. Recommended popular tracks.

MoonlightKuwana Masahiro

Masahiro Kuwana - Moonlight

In Osaka’s karaoke snack bars, this is the song someone saves for the finale.

It’s usually men over forty who sing it, belting it out with a smug look to impress the hostesses.

But the song is actually about parting—not exactly a happy goodbye, but one that can move you to tears—and it’s also a song about setting out on a new journey.

The Toilet GodUemura Kana

Toilet God / Kana Uemura

The title may be mysterious, but it’s a gentle song filled with affection for a grandmother.

As you listen, you realize the lyrics tell a story, and it even feels like reading a piece of literary fiction.

And that ending to the story—well, it brings you to tears.

birthdayKumaki Anri

Anri Kumaki “Birthday”

The theme song of a segment on a TV show that introduces babies born that very day.

When it comes to birthdays, this is the song that comes to mind.

It’s a very moving piece that can bring you to tears just by listening to it, and if you make a surprise birthday video with this as the background music, it’s sure to have everyone in tears!

Let’s become a familyFukuyama Masaharu

Let's Become a Family / Masaharu Fukuyama (Alto Sax Solo) WMS-12-003

This is the song that became a hot topic in the Tozando commercial featuring a father playing the saxophone at a wedding.

The lyrics are perfect for two people who are about to become a family.

If it plays as a wedding song during the ceremony, there’s no doubt you’ll be in tears.

Sakura SongFukuda Yosuke

2012 All-Japan Band Competition Required Piece I: Sakura no Uta (22nd Asahi Composition Award)

This is also a piece that was chosen as a required work for the 2012 wind band competition.

I love pieces where the lower register of the clarinets resonates and the clarinets really shine.

It brings back memories of that time.

The piece is so heartrending that no matter how many times I listen, it makes me cry.

This piece is incredibly moving.

lonelyAbe Mao

Mao Abe – Lonely [Official Music Video]

Although it’s a song about a long-distance relationship, it isn’t a somber ballad melody—it’s bright and poppy.

You can sense a very happy aura from Mao Abe as she sings with a beaming smile.

Still, when you think about how she holds back the loneliness and heartache to act cheerful, it turns into a song that can make you cry.

I’ll be by your side.Aoyama Teruma ft. SoulJa

Thelma Aoyama feat. Soulja – I’m by Your Side (TOUR “DIARY” Live Ver.)

When this song was released, it became a huge hit, so I think a lot of people know it.

With Thelma Aoyama featuring SoulJa, it has a very striking, R&B-like melody.